A Toyota Land Cruiser exploded in the north of Moscow. REN TV was the first to report this on its Telegram channel.
According to police, the cause of the explosion was the “detonation of an explosive device.”
As the telegram channel “MK: Urgent News” writes, 50-year-old Andrei Torgashov was driving the SUV. He is the deputy head of the military satellite communications unit. According to preliminary information, the man's legs were torn off by the explosion. A woman was also in the car at the time; she had lacerations to her face.
Telegram channels published a video of a car explosion. It shows that the explosive device detonated after the driver got into the car and started it.
The Investigative Committee announced the initiation of a criminal case. It is not yet known under which article.
Updated at 11:01. Added description of video of car explosion.